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Working to inspire the ingenuity of global IT and the promise of technology , Penelope Prett is the Chief Information , Data , and Analytics Officer at Accenture . In her role , Penelope is responsible for leading the company ’ s global IT operations , inclusive of infrastructure , services , and applications , allowing Accenture ’ s 700,000 + employees to work remotely while serving its clients in more than 120 countries .

To aid Accenture ’ s global IT professionals who are tasked with embracing change across a number of facets including cloud and digital experience – both of which are underpinned by intelligent technology operations – Prett and her team are responsible for transforming the company into a modern-day enterprise . In her current role as Chief Information , Data , and Analytics Officer , Prett is also responsible for cultivating and nurturing new and existing

relationships with primary platform and industry ecosystem partners – a job that she has been building on since joining the company back in 1992 .

During her extensive career with Accenture , which has spanned more than thirty years , Prett has held various leadership roles across its client and technology organisations , including Chief Information Officer and Managing Director , where she supervised large transformation programmes and served as the Resources Industry Global Quality & Risk Lead . Outside of her leadership commitments , Penelope is also extremely active in Accenture ’ s diversity , equity , and inclusion initiatives where she has worked on a range of programmes , including its LGBTQIA initiatives as well as work on integrating veterans and other non-traditional talent into the workforce .

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